Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 21, 2012 / Proposed Rules 50417 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

to make those findings. For a repair method 

to be approved, the repair must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6447; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: wayne.lockett@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

8, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20476 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0384; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANM–9] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing a SNPRM 

for the notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) of June 4, 2012, in order to 

elicit comments addressing increasing 

further the controlled Class E airspace 

area at Lewiston-Nez Perce County 

Airport, Lewiston, ID. The NPRM 

proposed a modification of Class D 

airspace, and Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

and 1,200 feet above the surface, and an 

adjustment to the geographic 

coordinates. This SNPRM would further 

enlarge the Class E airspace 1,200 feet 

above the surface area to enhance safety 

in the Lewiston-Nez Pearce County 

Airport, Lewiston, ID area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0384; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANM–9, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On June 4, 2012, the FAA published 

a NPRM to modify Class D airspace, and 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at LewistonNez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID 

(77 FR 32921). Also the geographic 

coordinates of the airport and 

navigation aids would be adjusted in the 

respective Class D and Class E airspace 

areas. The comment period closed July 

19, 2012. The FAA received one 

comment from the National Business 

Aviation Association (NBAA). 

The NBAA recommended making the 

Class E airspace area extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface larger 

by lowering some of the adjacent Class 

E airspace, which begins from between 

10,000 Mean Sea Level (MSL) and 

14,500 MSL, for aircraft safety. The FAA 

found merit in this comment, and, 

therefore, proposes the additional Class 

E airspace area, extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface, be made 

larger. The FAA seeks comments on this 

SNPRM. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2012–0384 and Airspace Docket No. 12– 

ANM–9) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0384 and 

Airspace Docket No. 12–ANM–9’’. The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/

air_traffic/publications/

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 


pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS-1
50418 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 21, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

The Supplemental Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by further increasing 

the Class E airspace area extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Lewiston-Nez Perce County 

Airport, Lewiston, ID, to accommodate 

aircraft using RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures at the 

airport. As stated in the NPRM, the 

geographic coordinates of the airport, 

the Nez Perce VOR/DME, and the 

Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS Localizer 

navigation aids, would be updated to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database for the respective Class D 

airspace and Class E airspace areas. This 

action would enhance the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class D and E airspace designations 

are published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, 

6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA 

Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in this 

Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation; (1) 

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this proposed rule, 

when promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the agency’s 

authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it would 

modify controlled airspace at LewistonNez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

Part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID D Lewiston, ID [Modified] 

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID 

(Lat. 46°22′28′′ N., long. 117°00′55′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,900 feet MSL 

within a 4.1-mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez 

Perce County Airport. This Class D airspace 

area is effective during the specific dates and 

times established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E2 Lewiston, ID [Modified] 

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID 

(Lat. 46°22′28′′ N., long. 117°00′55′′ W.) 

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the LewistonNez Perce County Airport. This Class E 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time 

will thereafter be continuously published in 

the Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D 

Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E4 Lewiston, ID [Modified] 

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID 

(Lat. 46°22′28′′ N., long. 117°00′55′′ W.) 

Nez Perce VOR/DME 

(Lat. 46°22′54′′ N., long. 116°52′10′′ W.) 

Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS Localizer 

(Lat. 46°22′27′′ N., long. 117°01′54′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.7 miles each side of the 

Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS localizer course 

extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the 

airport to 14 miles east of the airport and 

within 3.5 miles each side of the Nez Perce 

VOR/DME 266° radial extending from the 

4.1-mile radius of the airport to 13.1 miles 

west of the airport. This Class E airspace area 

is effective during the specific dates and 

times established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E5 Lewiston, ID [Modified] 

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID 

(Lat. 46°22′28′′ N., long. 117°00′55′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 46°33′00′′ N., long. 

117°38′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°31′30′′ N., long 

117°14′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°40′00′′ N., long. 

116°48′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°26′00′′ N., long. 

116°26′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°13′00′′ N., long. 

116°30′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°14′00′′ N., long. 

116°35′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°06′00′′ N., long. 

116°47′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°17′00′′ N., long. 

116°49′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°18′00′′ N., long 

117°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°17′30′′ N., long. 

117°22′00′′ W.; to lat. 46°10′30′′ N., long. 

117°26′30′′ W.; to lat. 46°12′00′′ N., long. 

117°36′00′′ W.; thence to the point of origin; 

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within a 62-mile radius 

of the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, 

and within 24 miles each side of the 056° 

bearing of the airport, extending from the 62- 

mile radius to 92 miles northeast of the 

airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 

14, 2012. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20536 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 


pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS-1